04/26/2017

Over Twenty Linksys Wi-Fi Routers Have Security Holes

Linksys makes consumer grade routers, but many businesses also use them to connect to the corporate network. That may not be a problem in most cases, but a security consultant discovered 10 total bugs in more than 20 Linksys "Smart" Wi-Fi routers. Six of the vulnerabilities can be exploited by an unauthenticated attacker. The vulnerable routers include:

EA2700

EA2750

EA3500

EA4500v3

EA6100

EA6200

EA6300

EA6350v2

EA6350v3

EA6400

EA6500

EA6700

EA6900

EA7300

EA7400

EA7500

EA8300

EA8500

EA9200

EA9400

EA9500

WRT1200AC

WRT1900AC

WRT1900ACS

WRT3200ACM

Until a fix is available, Linksys recommends enabling automatic updates, disabling Wi-Fi guest networks if they're not in use, and changing the default administrator password. Those are all things you should be doing with any device, even those without identified vulnerabilities. I would even recommend disabling the ability to remotely administer the device.

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